Hire
Better
Faster!
The Art and Science of Talent Acquisition
• Tools, Trends & Tips – Dave Orzolek
• Matching Matters – Jorden Rosenberg
• Defining Success – Terri Leone
Telephone
Interview
• I am hiring in your area, you are
in Nobodyliveshere, South
Dakota, correct?
• Yes Ma’am, Just down the road
from there.
Nobodyliveshere
Telephone
Interview
•“Do you have any retail
experience?”
•“I was just working in a
store the other day.”
Telephone
Interview
• Job Requirements:
• Lift 25 Lbs
• Climb a Ladder
• Stock Product on Shelf
• Shouldn’t be a Problem
George Q. Applicant
4/24/2015
Will Return to Work on: 6/24/2015
DuctTapeFixesEverything
4/22 Ongoing
No Lifting for first 3 weeks
Telephone
Interview
• Do you have Reliable Transportation
to travel store to store?
• Yes, Best there is….
Telephone
Interview
George Q. Somebody
Nowhere Close to
Nobodyliveshere, SD
I’m about to run out of
minutes, so call my mom
No Problem
Birth Certificate
Hire
Better
Faster!
The Art and Science of Talent Acquisition
• Tools, Trends & Tips
• Matching Matters
• Defining Success
Big Problem, Big Solution?
• Was George the “Perfect Fit”?
• If you are going to compromise, make
sure you know it
• Ask the Right Questions
• Clearly define a set of base questions
that allow for objective comparison
• Something Smells Fishy
• Most “Problem” applicants want to tell
why not to hire them, Let Them
• Set the Expectation Immediately
• Ensure all communications are
conducted in a professional manner
• In closing an interview, clearly outline
the next steps in your onboarding
process, and their role in it’s success
Is something wrong here?
Planning Success for Your Brand
• Clearly Establish the Driving Factor for the
Recruitment Program
• Quality, Quantity, Longevity, Experience, Availability, Etc.
• Identify Your Ideal Applicant Qualifications
• Who are you trying to hire?
• Quantify the Limiting Parameters
• What are the minimum prerequisites of this position?
• Physical requirements, transportation, background check, certifications
• Where is the position located?
• Set local territory, a larger regional or a flexible traveling posting
• When does the position start?
• Ideal Hiring Window
Limiting Parameters
Timing Area Prerequisite
• Timing
• What is the Ideal Hiring Window?
• Too Soon
• Too Late
• Ideal
• 5 – 14 day Window
• Area
• Geographic
• Service Category
• Function
Know Who You Need &
When You Need Them
Mapping Today’s Sourcing Options
Choosing the Super Highway, or the Road Less Traveled?
• National Branded Solutions
• Big Cost, Big Return
• National Job Boards
• Lower Cost, Less Exposure
• Retail Targeted Job Sites
• Limited audience, higher % of
Matches
• Job Posting Services (Aggregators)
• Less Cost, Limited Control and
Visibility
Web Based Category Overview
*Branded Solutions * Job Boards * Targeted Sites * Aggregators
• Career Builder
• Monster
• Linked In
• Hot Jobs
• Job Diagnosis
• Beyond
• Snag a Job
• Craig’s List
• My Job Helper
• Jobs.net
• Jobs Galore
• Groove Job
• Job Monkey
• Employment Guide
• WARES
• Work In Retail
• All Retail Jobs
• Retail Jobs Web
• Retail Crossing
• Retail Gigs
• I hire Retail
• Zip Recruiter
• Broad Bean
• Oodle
• Indeed
• Simply Hired
• Career Jet
• Glass Door
Embrace Creative Solutions
Proactively Locate & Engage Your Challenges
Your Position is
Someone’s
Glass Slipper
• Compare Historical Data to Match Limiting
Parameters to Past Initiatives
• Develop a Talent Pipeline
• Maintain a Passive Sourcing Strategy in areas that have
presented difficulties previously
• Confront Known Challenges Early
• When standard practices show little success, embrace
alternative perspectives,
• Never underestimate the power of a local resource
• Identify New Limitations to Your Team
• Geographic, Demographic, Physical or Other
• Research Industry Recommendations for Targeting these
• Contact local Non-Profit and Volunteer organizations for
market specific insights
Failure vs. The Cost of Success
Weigh Expenditure of Resources Against the Reality of Your Situation
• Is the Expense Justified?
• Pick Your “Pinch Test”
• Outsourced Recruitment Firms
• Local or Specialty Staffing Agency
• If it Costs More to do it Yourself, Know Why
• Is this a one time project in an area outside
normal operations?
• Are you Building a New Talent Pool to Drive
Brand Penetration
• Avoid Reactive Recruitment
• Questionable Staffing Choices Risk Your
Reputation
• Most Clients value
Matching
for the
Recruiter
Matching for the
Job Seeker
Matching for the Recruiter
Matching for the Job Seeker
The More Skills And Certifications You Add the More Accurate the Matching Data
Results for the Job Seeker
Results
for the
Recruiter
Let’s focus on success and continuous improvement:
Define Success
Vison, Mission, Strategy, Objectives
Effective Sourcing: #total applicants from each source
#total qualified (ranked high) from each source
#total hired, #total retained- Review costs and grow channels
Time to fill: Posting date * # of days to hire/Recruiter workload
Effective Recruiter screening: #total applicants screened in time
period, #total hires, #total retained
Cost per hire: Part-time, salaried roles separately. Advertising and
Recruitment costs, as well as your organizational fixed costs split by #
of openings and hires completed.
Let’s focus on success and continuous improvement:
Shared values
Quality, are you making the right hires?
Turnover: Who left- Separations/Total employed in a time period.
Retention: Who stayed in a time period (Industry 80-85% Y)
Tenure: How long did they stay, average # years on job – Why?
Consistent Recruiter training and collaboration
Refer to industry benchmarks, create your own internal
benchmarks
Continuously Improve by: Removing obstacles, ask for and listen
to Recruiter, Manager, experienced employee in the role plus New
Hire feedback adapt system. Offer steady encouragement to all
involved.
Let’s focus on success and continuous improvement:
Plan + Structured interviews + Shared Values= SUCCESS
Successful strategies in Recruitment: Opportunities/wish list in Recruitment:
Recruiting at the Speed of Retail
Plan + Structured interviews + Shared Values= SUCCESS

FINAL Hire Better Faster!

  • 1.
    Hire Better Faster! The Art andScience of Talent Acquisition • Tools, Trends & Tips – Dave Orzolek • Matching Matters – Jorden Rosenberg • Defining Success – Terri Leone
  • 2.
    Telephone Interview • I amhiring in your area, you are in Nobodyliveshere, South Dakota, correct? • Yes Ma’am, Just down the road from there. Nobodyliveshere
  • 3.
    Telephone Interview •“Do you haveany retail experience?” •“I was just working in a store the other day.”
  • 4.
    Telephone Interview • Job Requirements: •Lift 25 Lbs • Climb a Ladder • Stock Product on Shelf • Shouldn’t be a Problem George Q. Applicant 4/24/2015 Will Return to Work on: 6/24/2015 DuctTapeFixesEverything 4/22 Ongoing No Lifting for first 3 weeks
  • 5.
    Telephone Interview • Do youhave Reliable Transportation to travel store to store? • Yes, Best there is….
  • 6.
    Telephone Interview George Q. Somebody NowhereClose to Nobodyliveshere, SD I’m about to run out of minutes, so call my mom No Problem Birth Certificate
  • 7.
    Hire Better Faster! The Art andScience of Talent Acquisition • Tools, Trends & Tips • Matching Matters • Defining Success
  • 8.
    Big Problem, BigSolution? • Was George the “Perfect Fit”? • If you are going to compromise, make sure you know it • Ask the Right Questions • Clearly define a set of base questions that allow for objective comparison • Something Smells Fishy • Most “Problem” applicants want to tell why not to hire them, Let Them • Set the Expectation Immediately • Ensure all communications are conducted in a professional manner • In closing an interview, clearly outline the next steps in your onboarding process, and their role in it’s success Is something wrong here?
  • 9.
    Planning Success forYour Brand • Clearly Establish the Driving Factor for the Recruitment Program • Quality, Quantity, Longevity, Experience, Availability, Etc. • Identify Your Ideal Applicant Qualifications • Who are you trying to hire? • Quantify the Limiting Parameters • What are the minimum prerequisites of this position? • Physical requirements, transportation, background check, certifications • Where is the position located? • Set local territory, a larger regional or a flexible traveling posting • When does the position start? • Ideal Hiring Window
  • 10.
    Limiting Parameters Timing AreaPrerequisite • Timing • What is the Ideal Hiring Window? • Too Soon • Too Late • Ideal • 5 – 14 day Window • Area • Geographic • Service Category • Function Know Who You Need & When You Need Them
  • 11.
    Mapping Today’s SourcingOptions Choosing the Super Highway, or the Road Less Traveled? • National Branded Solutions • Big Cost, Big Return • National Job Boards • Lower Cost, Less Exposure • Retail Targeted Job Sites • Limited audience, higher % of Matches • Job Posting Services (Aggregators) • Less Cost, Limited Control and Visibility
  • 12.
    Web Based CategoryOverview *Branded Solutions * Job Boards * Targeted Sites * Aggregators • Career Builder • Monster • Linked In • Hot Jobs • Job Diagnosis • Beyond • Snag a Job • Craig’s List • My Job Helper • Jobs.net • Jobs Galore • Groove Job • Job Monkey • Employment Guide • WARES • Work In Retail • All Retail Jobs • Retail Jobs Web • Retail Crossing • Retail Gigs • I hire Retail • Zip Recruiter • Broad Bean • Oodle • Indeed • Simply Hired • Career Jet • Glass Door
  • 13.
    Embrace Creative Solutions ProactivelyLocate & Engage Your Challenges Your Position is Someone’s Glass Slipper • Compare Historical Data to Match Limiting Parameters to Past Initiatives • Develop a Talent Pipeline • Maintain a Passive Sourcing Strategy in areas that have presented difficulties previously • Confront Known Challenges Early • When standard practices show little success, embrace alternative perspectives, • Never underestimate the power of a local resource • Identify New Limitations to Your Team • Geographic, Demographic, Physical or Other • Research Industry Recommendations for Targeting these • Contact local Non-Profit and Volunteer organizations for market specific insights
  • 14.
    Failure vs. TheCost of Success Weigh Expenditure of Resources Against the Reality of Your Situation • Is the Expense Justified? • Pick Your “Pinch Test” • Outsourced Recruitment Firms • Local or Specialty Staffing Agency • If it Costs More to do it Yourself, Know Why • Is this a one time project in an area outside normal operations? • Are you Building a New Talent Pool to Drive Brand Penetration • Avoid Reactive Recruitment • Questionable Staffing Choices Risk Your Reputation • Most Clients value
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 18.
    Matching for theJob Seeker The More Skills And Certifications You Add the More Accurate the Matching Data
  • 19.
    Results for theJob Seeker
  • 20.
  • 21.
    Let’s focus onsuccess and continuous improvement: Define Success Vison, Mission, Strategy, Objectives Effective Sourcing: #total applicants from each source #total qualified (ranked high) from each source #total hired, #total retained- Review costs and grow channels Time to fill: Posting date * # of days to hire/Recruiter workload Effective Recruiter screening: #total applicants screened in time period, #total hires, #total retained Cost per hire: Part-time, salaried roles separately. Advertising and Recruitment costs, as well as your organizational fixed costs split by # of openings and hires completed.
  • 22.
    Let’s focus onsuccess and continuous improvement: Shared values Quality, are you making the right hires? Turnover: Who left- Separations/Total employed in a time period. Retention: Who stayed in a time period (Industry 80-85% Y) Tenure: How long did they stay, average # years on job – Why? Consistent Recruiter training and collaboration Refer to industry benchmarks, create your own internal benchmarks Continuously Improve by: Removing obstacles, ask for and listen to Recruiter, Manager, experienced employee in the role plus New Hire feedback adapt system. Offer steady encouragement to all involved.
  • 23.
    Let’s focus onsuccess and continuous improvement: Plan + Structured interviews + Shared Values= SUCCESS Successful strategies in Recruitment: Opportunities/wish list in Recruitment:
  • 24.
    Recruiting at theSpeed of Retail Plan + Structured interviews + Shared Values= SUCCESS